Park Rapids Weather in January
Average highs run from 19°F on January 1 to 19°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 6 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 18°F
- Average low
- -3°F
- Precipitation
- 0.43 in
- Snowfall
- 9.6 in
- Record high
- 58°FJan 24, 1942
- Record low
- -47°FJan 12, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 36 min to 9 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 4°F
- Wind
- 12.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 19°F | 0°F | 43°F 1905 | -39°F 1947 | 21% | 25% |
| Jan 2 | 19°F | 0°F | 40°F 1964 | -41°F 1912 | 21% | 25% |
| Jan 3 | 19°F | -1°F | 44°F 1962 | -40°F 1912 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 4 | 18°F | -1°F | 40°F 2001 | -41°F 1896 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 5 | 18°F | -1°F | 51°F 2012 | -40°F 1924 | 21% | 24% |
| Jan 6 | 18°F | -1°F | 41°F 2012 | -40°F 1968 | 20% | 24% |
| Jan 7 | 18°F | -2°F | 44°F 2003 | -44°F 1912 | 20% | 24% |
| Jan 8 | 18°F | -2°F | 46°F 1914 | -36°F 1912 | 20% | 23% |
| Jan 9 | 18°F | -2°F | 45°F 1958 | -40°F 1977 | 20% | 23% |
| Jan 10 | 18°F | -2°F | 47°F 2012 | -41°F 1930 | 20% | 23% |
| Jan 11 | 18°F | -2°F | 44°F 1990 | -45°F 1912 | 19% | 23% |
| Jan 12 | 18°F | -3°F | 45°F 1987 | -47°F 1912 | 19% | 23% |
| Jan 13 | 18°F | -3°F | 44°F 1987 | -43°F 1916 | 19% | 22% |
| Jan 14 | 18°F | -3°F | 42°F 1894 | -41°F 1916 | 19% | 22% |
| Jan 15 | 18°F | -3°F | 41°F 1944 | -45°F 1912 | 19% | 22% |
| Jan 16 | 18°F | -3°F | 47°F 1973 | -41°F 1917 | 18% | 22% |
| Jan 17 | 18°F | -3°F | 41°F 1942 | -41°F 1962 | 18% | 22% |
| Jan 18 | 18°F | -4°F | 43°F 1981 | -39°F 1994 | 18% | 22% |
| Jan 19 | 18°F | -4°F | 45°F 1900 | -41°F 1937 | 18% | 22% |
| Jan 20 | 18°F | -4°F | 44°F 1968 | -41°F 1996 | 18% | 21% |
| Jan 21 | 18°F | -4°F | 51°F 1908 | -42°F 1954 | 18% | 21% |
| Jan 22 | 18°F | -4°F | 48°F 1942 | -43°F 1954 | 17% | 21% |
| Jan 23 | 18°F | -4°F | 49°F 1942 | -43°F 1922 | 17% | 21% |
| Jan 24 | 18°F | -4°F | 58°F 1942 | -45°F 1904 | 17% | 21% |
| Jan 25 | 18°F | -4°F | 51°F 1973 | -42°F 1897 | 17% | 21% |
| Jan 26 | 18°F | -4°F | 50°F 1973 | -43°F 1997 | 17% | 21% |
| Jan 27 | 19°F | -4°F | 44°F 1947 | -38°F 1915 | 17% | 20% |
| Jan 28 | 19°F | -4°F | 45°F 2024 | -38°F 1915 | 17% | 20% |
| Jan 29 | 19°F | -4°F | 44°F 1992 | -41°F 1951 | 17% | 20% |
| Jan 30 | 19°F | -4°F | 46°F 2025 | -45°F 2004 | 16% | 20% |
| Jan 31 | 19°F | -4°F | 54°F 2024 | -45°F 2019 | 16% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094967 (Park Rapids Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094967, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.